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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

The goal is to support clinical trials and bring in another $50 million in private investment to help ibogaine win approval from the U.S. A 2024 study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that military veterans with brain injuries saw major mental and physical improvements after just one ibogaine session.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

In a study published in Nature Communications , led by researchers at National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), scientists used the deepest-ever two-photon calcium imaging in awake mice to directly observe how individual SCN neurons respond to light. Your feedback is important to us.

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A Review of H5N1

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

cases in 2024-2025, H5N1 disease in humans had a high mortality rate of up to 50%. since 2024, have primarily been very mild with symptoms consisting of conjunctivitis and upper respiratory symptoms with or without fever. There have been a few severe cases and one individual died with H5N1 infection. Prior to the current U.S.

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Long-lasting HIV prevention shot headed toward approval

Medical Xpress

In clinical trials, no participants who received the injection acquired HIV. The long-acting shot may increase PrEP uptake, especially among those preferring injections over daily pills, but challenges remain in reaching underserved populations and ensuring equitable access.

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

GeriPal

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And for any, any diet, it can, we can really tweak it to an individual’s preferences, their needs, that kind of thing. Eric 18:14 Elizabeth, how do you bring it up in your clinic? So fourth year is where you start your clinicals. Yeah, absolutely.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

That’s focused on older adults who are too frail to get into clinic. In that clinical experience, we saw a lot of older adults who would develop acute illness, often exacerbations of their chronic conditions. We relied on our clinical experience as geriatricians, that home-based primary care experience. Bruce: Sure.

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Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast

PEMBlog

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , we explore pertussis, also known as whooping cough – a disease that remains a public health challenge despite widespread vaccination efforts. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available at: [link] Accessed December 3, 2024.

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